In addition to Soukyuu's statement, SirOleas, I feel like your point is kind of moot in that it'd be completely irrelevant if A: there was no server merge at all or B: SE did what they did in XI and just squished servers together themselves. If either of those were true, you'd still be stuck with the same people, regardless of your personal choice. My goal is to recreate that as best we can, and leave the people who wish to do what you suggest to their own devices.